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Washington Wizards vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Washington Wizards at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -5.5-point favorites versus the Wizards, while the game's total opened at 231.5.
New Orleans lost its last outing, a 119-108 result against the Heat on January 01. The Pelicans failed to cover in that game as a +9-point underdog, while the 227 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Wizards were a 125-107 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Bulls. They covered the +6.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (232) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Washington:
Team record: 6-25 SU,12-18-1 ATS
Washington is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Washington is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games
Washington is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 5-29 SU,12-22 ATS
Current Streak: lost 11 straight games.
New Orleans is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games
Next up:
Washington home to New Orleans Sunday, January 5